It’s almost the end of August, which means it must be time for MAME 0.269 to be unleashed on the world! The widely-used Zilog Z8410 DMA controller emulation has had an overhaul this month. In concert with the recent Z80 CPU work, this allows more realistic I/O timings for numerous systems. If you’re curious about unreleased prototypes, BASIC is starting to show signs of life on the Commodore 65.

Two additional Japanese releases of Capcom fighting games on CPS-2 hardware have been found this month: a more recent version of X-Men Vs. Street Fighter than any previously dumped set, and a version of Hyper Street Fighter II released a bit over a week before the latest known update. The microcontroller for Irem’s Gallop on M72 hardware has been dumped, allowing simulation code to be removed. Thanks to Peter Wilhelmsen and XingXing, the pace of dumping internal ROMs from IGS027A ARM CPUs has picked up, so we might see more progress on IGS games soon.

Of course, there’s lots more to enjoy, including an 8085-based prototyping board, more chess computers, and improvements to MAME’s debugger. You can read all about it in the whatsnew.txt file, or get the source code and 64-bit Windows binary packages from the download page.

MAME Testers bugs fixed

• 08902: [Gameplay] (casio/pv1000.cpp) pv1000: Running any game causes the emulated system to crash. (lidnariq)

New working systems

• Atlantis Computers MCG-85 [Nigel Barnes]
• Fidelity International Gambit Voice [hap, Sean Riddle]
• Jeux Nathan Mega 10.000: L'Encyclopédie Électronique [hap, Sean Riddle]
• Novag Industries Diamond [hap, Berger]
• Novag Industries Emerald Classic Plus [hap, Berger]
• Saitek / Heuristic Software Kasparov Blitz (set 1) [hap, Berger]
• Senario Drum Super Star [David Haywood, Sean Riddle, Peter Wilhelmsen]

New working clones

• Heavy Barrel (US, revision 3) [Brian Troha, The Dumping Union]
• Hyper Street Fighter II: The Anniversary Edition (Japan 040123) [bugcutt]
• Nics TV Boy (Nics, NTSC) [Taksangs]
• Quiz Gakuen Paradise (Japan, ver. 1.02) [hammy]
• Quiz Gekiretsu Scramble (Japan, prototype) [hammy]
• Saitek / Heuristic Software Kasparov Blitz (set 2) [hap, Berger]
• Tarzan Chuang Tian Guan (China, V110) [hammy]
• Umi de Poker / Marine Paradise (Japan, newer) [Ioannis Bampoulas]
• X-Men Vs. Street Fighter (Japan 970113) [bugcutt]

New systems marked not working

• Altos Computer Systems ACS586 [Lubomir Rintel]
• Bandai / Koto Dragon Ball Z x One Piece: Battle Taikan Gum-Gum no Kamehameha: Omee no Koe de Ora o Yobu (Japan) [David Haywood, TeamEurope]
• Cai Jin Shen Long (link version, extension, S111CN) [dyq, little0, Guru]
• Cai Jin Shen Long (link version, host) [dyq, little0, Guru]
• Dancing Bells [hammy]
• Geki Makaimura [Darksoft]
• IVL Technologies (Disney / Memcorp Inc license) Karaoke Microphone Pro / KaraokeMicro Star (Greece) [David Haywood, TeamEurope]
• IVL Technologies (Lexibook / Imago license) Disney Princess Handheld Karaoke Player (DKS7000-P) [David Haywood, TeamEurope]
• Jin Hu Lu 2 [dyq, little0, Guru]
• Long Hu Da Man Guan [dyq, little0, Guru]
• Long Teng Hu Yue [dyq, little0, Guru]
• Magical Jack (VA 4.00) [Ioannis Bampoulas]
• Magical Jack Plus (VA 6.03) [Ioannis Bampoulas]
• Manguan Caishen (link version, extension, S110CN) [dyq, little0, Guru]
• Manguan Caishen (link version, host) [dyq, little0, Guru]
• Mars Electronics Automatic Products Vending Machine model 110 (set 1) [Joan RF, jordigahan]
• Micro Concepts Microbox II [Nigel Barnes, David Rumball]
• PK - New Exciting Poker! [hammy]
• Poker & 21 [Ioannis Bampoulas]
• Seiko MAP-1010 [Nigel Barnes, JLTurSan]
• Takara / SSD Company LTD Duel Masters: Duel Station (Japan) [David Haywood, TeamEurope]
• Takara Tomy Boku wa Plarail Untenshi Shinkansen de Ikou! Plus (Japan) [David Haywood, TeamEurope]
• Technics SX-KN5000 [Felipe Sanches, Angelo Salese]
• Tropical Fruits (V. 24-06.00 Rev. 4.0) [The Dumping Union]
• Turbo PK [hammy]
• unknown WHT gambling game [hammy]
• Wan Wan Dash [TeamEurope, Darksoft]
• Zanussi / Necta Firenze (vending machine) [Joan RF, jordigahan]
• Zanussi / Necta unknown Zanussi / Necta vending machine [Joan RF, jordigahan]
• Zanussi / Necta Venezia (coffee vending machine) [Joan RF, jordigahan]

New clones marked not working

• Crazy Balls (Bontempi) [Domenico Cervini]
• Fruit Genie (Version 1-1-03, set 2) [Ioannis Bampoulas]
• Fruit Genie (Version 1-1-03, set 3) [Ioannis Bampoulas]
• Fruit Genie (Version 1-1-03, set 4) [Ioannis Bampoulas]
• Fruit Genie (VT 2.11) [Ioannis Bampoulas]
• Long Hu Da Man Guan Plus [dyq, little0, Guru]
• Magical Jack (VA 2.0) [Ioannis Bampoulas]
• Magical Jack (VA 3.11) [Ioannis Bampoulas]
• Magical Jack (VA 3.30) [Ioannis Bampoulas]
• Magical Jack Plus (VA 6.01) [Ioannis Bampoulas]
• Manguan Caishen (China, V106CS) [dyq, little0, Guru]
• Mars Electronics Automatic Products Vending Machine model 110 (set 2) [Joan RF, jordigahan]
• Pentacup (rev. T) [Matt Walsh, PinMAME]
• Shuang Long Qiang Zhu 2 VS (China, set 2) [dyq, little0, Guru]
• Te Yi Gong Neng (China, V632C) [dyq, little0, Guru]
• Tic Tac Trivia (6221-25, U5-0E, 05/08/86, UK) [hammy, Brian Troha, The Dumping Union]

New working software list items

• altos586: Altos Diagnostic Executive [Lubomir Rintel]
• ekara_cart: Super Cartridge: Best Hit (Japan) (SP-07) [David Haywood, TeamEurope]
• hp98x6_rom: BASIC 4.0, BASIC 5.1, SSS HPL+II [F.Ulivi]
• microbox2_flop: Microbox II 6809 FLEX V3.01, Microbox II Distribution [David Rumball]

Software list items promoted to working

• c64_cart: Pitfall II: The Lost Caverns [Angelo Salese]
• msx1_cart: X & Y (Arab) [Wilbert Pol]

New software list items marked not working

• easy_karaoke_cart: Disney Princess 10-Song Karaoke Cartridge I (DK-P1), Karaoke Microphone Pro Cartridge 1 (Greece) [David Haywood, TeamEurope]
• leapfrog_leappad_cart: Anpanman no CoCoPad de AIUEO kyoushitsu Pinocchio (Japan), Benny and Friends English Book Vol. 2 -Majo to taiketsu! Daibouken- (Japan), CoCoPad ROM Cassette Kono men o ue ni shiteirete ne! (11 November 2007, 1 January 2008) (Japan), CoCoPad ROM Cassette Kono men o ue ni shiteirete ne! (3 March 2007 - 5 May 2007) (Japan), CoCoPad ROM Cassette Kono men o ue ni shiteirete ne! (7 July 2007, 9 September 2007) (Japan), Disney Princess (Japan), Disney's World of English 1: Birthday Fun (Japan), Disney's World of English 2: The Picnic (Japan), Disney's World of English 3: The Circus (Japan), Disney's World of English 4: The Zoo (Japan), ECC Junior no hajimete eikaiwa! 1 Eigo de tanoshiku Say Hello! (Japan), FUN-damentals Series - Smart Guide to 4th Grade (UK), Hello Kitty no gakkou no ichinichi (Japan), Idainaru Sakkyokukatachi (Japan), Kikansha Thomas to nakamatachi - Kikansha Thomas Yakunitatsu kikansha (Japan), Kodomo Challenge English CoCoPad ROM Cassette Kono men o ue ni shiteirete ne! (2008/3 March - Shimajirou to Libby no ABC Adventure, 2008/5 May - Shimajirou to Libby no Touch and step game de asobou) (Japan), Kuma no Pooh-san Hachimitsu no tsubo ga ippai Pooh-san to kazu·katachi (Japan), Kuma no Pooh-san: Pooh-san to Hachimitsu (Japan), Minna de tanoshiku! CoCoPad (Otameshi soft) (Japan), Okaasan to Issho: Goo Choco Lantan: Spoo no Fushigi na Oto no Daibouken! (Japan), Shinkenzemi Challenge 2-nensei Korasho to issho ni kuku o oboeyou! (Japan), Yuuki Rinrin Anpunch! (Japan) [David Haywood, TeamEurope]
• psion1: Science Pack (alt), Utility Pack (alt) [Nigel Barnes]

Merged pull requests

• 11670: altos/altos586.cpp: Added preliminary Altos ACS586 emulation. [Lubomir Rintel]
• 12494: machine/z80dma.cpp: Implemented burst mode and refactored code, and hooked up BUSRQ/BUSAK in systems using it. [holub]
• 12564: misc/marywu.cpp: Improved peripherals – it’s now possible to trigger music from the debugger. [flama12333]
• 12569: skeleton/zfirenze.cpp, skeleton/zvenezia.cpp: Dumped three Zanussi/Necta vending machines. [Joan RF, jordigahan, ClawGrip]
• 12596: skeleton/marsvending.cpp: Dumped two Mars Electronics vending machines. [Joan RF, jordigahan, ClawGrip]
• 12604: dai_cass/xml: Moved language information to info elements; pcw.xml, xegs.xml: Cleaned up descriptions. [ArcadeShadow]
• 12610: debugger/debuggdbstub.cpp: Added an option to set the IP address to listen on. [Ramiro Polla]
• 12615: a800_flop.xml; a2600.xml: Improved descriptions. [ArcadeShadow]
• 12619: c128_flop.xml; plus4_cart.xml; vic1001_flop.xml; pet_rom.xml: Cleaned up descriptions. [ArcadeShadow]
• 12623: casio/pv1000.cpp: Assert BUSRQ during active display (gives more realistic performance). [lidnariq]
• 12624: Dumped three karaoke cartridges and two IVL Technologies karaoke systems. [David Haywood, TeamEurope]
• 12626: leapfrog_leappad_cart.xml: Dumped 21 CocoPad cartridges and one LeapPad cartridge. [David Haywood, TeamEurope]
• 12627: heathzenith/mms77316_fdc.cpp: Suppress side effects of data reads for debugger accesses. [Mark Garlanger]
• 12628: igs/igs_fear.cpp: Added more detail to manufacturer and description metadata. [Michael Sanborn]
• 12630: metro/metro.cpp: Split driver state class for different hardware configurations and cleaned up code. [cam900]
• 12631: casio/pv1000.cpp: Fixed video scan line interrupt generation regression. [lidnariq]
• 12632: skeleton/koto_zevio.cpp: Added a skeleton Koto Laboratory Zevio SoC driver with one game. [David Haywood, TeamEurope]
• 12633: tvgames/generalplus_gpl16250_spi.cpp: Added a Plarail Shinkansen driving game (not working). [David Haywood, TeamEurope]
• 12634: neogeo/neogeo_spr.h: Fixed horizontal video timings; neogeo/midas.cpp: Fixed zoom table RAM size. [cam900]
• 12638: capcom/cps2.cpp: Added newer revisions of Hyper Street Fighter II and X-Men Vs. Street Fighter. [bugcutt]
• 12639: tvgames/xavix_2000.cpp: Added preliminary support for Duel Masters: Duel Station. [David Haywood, TeamEurope]
• 12640: gaelco/gaelco3d.cpp: Added placeholders for the undumped microcontroller used by Speed Up. [Recreativas.org, ClawGrip]
• 12641: konami/xmen.cpp: Added service switch inputs. [jotego]
• 12642: igs/pgm2.cpp: Dumped the CPLD for Bu Bu Car. [Victor Fernandez (City Game), Recreativas.org, ClawGrip]
• 12643: misc/changyu.cpp: Hooked up the OPLL sound chip and vertical sync interrupt. [flama12333]
• 12645: sgi_mips.xml: Renamed some NetBSD CD-ROM images to make labels unique across parent/clone sets. [jflatt]
• 12646: cpu/t11, ussr/bk.cpp: Improved interrupt handling on the 1801VM1 CPU and fixed miscellaneous issues. [shattered]
• 12647: sinclair/tsconf.cpp: Fixed graphics layer priorities and screen updates. [holub]
• 12649: matsushita/kn5000.cpp: Added a skeleton driver for the Technics SX-KN5000 keyboard. [Felipe Sanches, Angelo Salese]
• 12651: konami/k052109.cpp: Implemented a configuration bit used by xmen and gradius3 allowing a workaround to be removed. [jotego]
• 12652: tvgames/spg2xx.cpp: Added Senario Drum Super Star. [David Haywood, Sean Riddle, Peter Wilhelmsen]
• 12654: gaelco/gaelco3d.cpp: Added placeholder for Football Power ball controller microcontroller ROM. [Recreativas.org, ClawGrip]
• 12655: tvgames/spg2xx.cpp: Filled in the year for Drum Super Star. [David Haywood]
• 12656: atari/a2600.cpp: Added an NTSC TV Boy variant from Nics. [Taksangs, David Haywood]
• 12657: tvgames/spg2xx_wiwi.cpp: Filled in the year for Double Dance Mania: Mega 12 (shown on packaging). [David Haywood]
• 12659: casio/pv1000.cpp: Fixed I/O port reads and interrupt acknowledgement. [lidnariq]
• 12661: hp/hp98x6.cpp, hp/hp98x6_optrom.cpp, hp98x6_rom.xml: Added HP98x6 series option ROM support. [F.Ulivi]
• 12662: cirsa/neptunp2.cpp: Dumped B. Gaming Technology Dancing Bells (not working). [hammy, ClawGrip]
• 12663: atari/cops.cpp: Added default non-volatile RAM contents for Revelations. [David Haywood]
• 12664: igs/igs_fear.cpp: Save non-volatile RAM contents, and cleaned up inputs. [David Haywood]
• 12665: sat_cart.xml, sat_vccart.xml: Avoid abbreviations and use lowercase for descriptive text in descriptions. [ArcadeShadow]
• 12667: igs/igs_m027.cpp: igs/igs_m027xa.cpp: Dumped internal ROMs for two IGS027A CPUs. [Peter Wilhelmsen, David Haywood]
• 12671: igs/igs_m027.cpp: Dumped internal ROMs for four IGS027A CPUs. [Guru, XingXing, David Haywood]
• 12672: konami/k573fpga.cpp: Implemented proper MP3 decryption for Dance Dance Revolution Solo Bass Mix. [spicyjpeg, Windy Fairy]
• 12675: machine/intelfsh.cpp: Added ST M29W640GB 8K Flash device. [Wilbert Pol]
• 12677: igs/igs_m027.cpp: Dumped internal ROMs for two IGS027A CPUs. [Guru, XingXing, David Haywood]
• 12679: emu/debug/dvdisasm.cpp: Fixed horizontal scrolling; debugger/win: Don’t restrict maximum window width. [dave-br]
• 12680: igs/igs_m027.cpp, igs/igs_m027_link.cpp: Dumped internal ROMs for four IGS027A CPUs. [Guru, XingXing, David Haywood]
• 12681: msx1_cart.xml: Corrected ROM loading for X & Y. [Wilbert Pol]
• 12683: igs/igs_m027.cpp: Added decryption for lhdmg and lhdmgp. [XingXing, Happy]
• 12685: igs/pgmcrypt.cpp: Fixed decryption for mgcs3 and mgzz; igs/igs_m027.cpp corrected a game title. [XingXing, Happy]